Physics implications of oxide and metal fuel on the design of small LMFBR cores

Conference · Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6291057

Orechwa, Y; Khalil, H

Slower growth projections in the demand for electricity and advances in metal fuel technology have shifted some of the emphasis in fast reactor development in the US from large oxide cores to small cores and also renewed interest in metal fuel. Cores constrained by diameter and fuel burnup exhibit many similar neutronic performance characteristics. However, some parameters such as reactivity coefficients, for example, are very different. The physics parameters of the four cores studied suggest that metal fueled cores, although less developed than oxide cores, are more flexible in adapting to currently changing deployment scenarios.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6291057
• Report Number(s): CONF-840901-21; ON: DE85002743
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS topical meeting on reactor physics and shielding, Chicago, IL, USA, 17 Sep 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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